Work attachment for sewing-machines.



No. 029,800. PATENTED AUG. 28, 1900. s. L. BAILEY.

WORK ATTACHMENT POR SEWING-MACHINES. l

APPLIGATxoN rILBD 1950.101000.

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* PATBNTED AUG. 28, 1906.

S. L. BAILEY. WORK ATTACHMENT TOE SEWING MACHINES.

APPLICATION FILED 1330.19.1905.

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WJTNESSES.-

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SARAHy LAMBERT BAILEY, OF FRANKFORT, MICHIGAN.

WORK ATTACHMENT FOR SEWING-MACHINES.

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Specification `of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 28, 1906.

Application filed December 19,1905. Serial No. 292,486.

To all whom it may conce-rn.-

Be|` itl known that I, SARAH LAMBERT BAILEY, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residingaat-Frankfort, inthe county of Benzie and Stateofb/Iichigan, have inventedanew andl useftill Work Attachment for Sewing-Machinas-,- offwhichthe following-is a specifica tion.

This-- invention. relates to sewing-machine attachments, andimore particularly to an irn-l proved work-holder especially designed for attachment to the sewing-machine table andi adapted toreceive and'Y support: the work while -the latterfisbeing operatedi upon, so aste prevent! the Work fromcoming vin contactiwith4 the iioor' andA soiling or otherwise injuring-the same.-

Alfiirther objectl ofthe invention is to pro-l vide a work-holderfwhich-may be adjusted 1- longitudinally of-l the sewing-machine table andf compactly foldedl beneathy the same when noti in use:

A further objectl is to generally improve thisclasslof devices, so as-to add to them utility and durability, as wellv as to reduce the cost of manufacture.

With theseand other objects in view the invention consistsin the construction and' novellcombinationand arrangement of parts hereinafter. fullyy described, illustrated .in the accompanying drawings, andpointed out in the claims hereto appended, itv being under.- stoodr thati various changes inform, proportions, andminor details of constructionmay beiresort'ed to without' departing from the principle or sacriicing any of the advantages.

ofthisinventiom Ih=the accompanying drawings, forming ay parti of i' this speciiication, Figure 1. is aside elevation of?` a workfholder. construction inaccordance withmy invention, showing the leafiofthetable elevatedand the holder ad# jus-tedito fit beneath the same. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view ofa vportion of the sewing-machine table, .showing the device folded beneath the same. Fig. 3 is a perspective viewy ofi the-device detached and. adjusted for-.use with the drop-leaf down; Fig. Liis a transverse sectionalview showing the manner. ofattaching the movable frame. Fig. 5 is aidetail perspective view of the supporting* clip detachedi Fig. 6 is a detail transverse sectional iview. takenonthe line 6 6 ofFig. .1.`

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of. a modified forrnof the device. of one end ofthe holder, showing the samein closed position.

Similar numerals ofreference-indicate corresponding parts in all the figures of the drawings.

The improved device comprisesa supporting-frame designede for. attachment to the rear edge 10 of asewing-machine table and consists of a stationary armi 11., havingone end. thereofv bent' laterally at'. 12. and 1 securedi to the tableby. azclip 13whilethe opposite end thereofI is `pivoted to 1 a.- swingingl arm Y.14C

and provided'with aterminalinclined'lip or flange 15, adaptedto formastop to limitthe outward swinging movement .ofthe .movable arm or member. 414.

Disposedin spacedxrelationV to thearm, 11` is asimilar arm.16, providedwithanangular extension 17 mountedfor sliding.` movement in a bracket or keeper 18, fastened in any' suitable manner to the under side of the table, as by screws 19, passing through suitable openings 20.

Pivoted atl 21y to the lowerv endof the arm 16 is a swinging arm or me1nber22 similar in construction to the member-14. and'adapted to engage a similar. inclined lip or. stop 23, formed onthe adjacent end ofithe arm 16.

Carriedbythe upper endofithe arm 11 is a tubularmember 24, adaptedito receive -arod 25, extending laterally. from the arm .1 6, while secured tothe swinging armV 143-is a similar member 26, which telescopes a rod-27, secured to and extending inwardly. from the lswinging arm 22.

In order-to prevent` undue sagging ofthe fabric 28 and to assist. in, retaining the' support or pocket inproper shape, there iseprovided a pair ofI rods 28 ,the outer' ends ofy which4 preferablyl form the pivotal connection between the arms lland 14 andthe arms 16 and 22, While the inner end of each rod is provided with a terminal eye 29y for the reception ofthe adj acent'rod.

Suspendedfrom the rods connecting the side members of the supporting-frame and secured thereto, as by rows of; stitching 29 and 30, is a strip ofcloth or other fabric 28, which when the movable arms are swung to open position form a pocket or supportfor reception of the goods being operated upon, so.

Fig. 8 is a similar` view.

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as to prevent the same from coming in contact with the floor or frame of the machine and soiling or otherwise injuring the goods.

The opposite ends of the tube 24 and rod 25 pass through suitable slots 31 and 32 in the arms 11 and 16 and are formed with terminal heads or knobs 34 to prevent longitudinal displacement of said rods and tubes.

The free ends of the swinging arms 14 and 22 are formed with notches or recesses 35, defining shoulders 36, adapted to engage and elevate the tube 24 and rod 25 in the slots 32 and 31 when the swinging arms are moved to closed position, so that tube and rod will drop by gravity into the recesses 35, and thereby hold the movable arms in folded position.

It will be understood that when the dropleaf of the sewing-machine table is raised the arm 16 is extended to the position shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings and supported in extended position by means of a suitable supporting-clip 17 fastened to the bottom of the drop-leaf and engaging the angular extension 17, as shown, and when the leaf is closed the parts are telescoped, as shown in Fig. 3.

When the device is not in use, the same may be compactly folded beneath the table by moving the swingingr arms to the position shown in Fig. 2 and in which position the shoulders 36 will engage the tube 24 and rod 25 and securely hold the same in closed position.

To open the support or pocket, it is simply necessary to exert an outward pull on the free ends of the swinging arms, when the shoulders 36 will elevate the rod and tube and permit said arms to swing outwardly until they engage the stops 15 and 22.

. In Figs. 7 and S of the drawings there is illustrated a modified form of the invention in which the supporting-arms 11, 14, 16, and 22 are dispensed with and the supportingframe formed of a stationary member 37 and a movable or sliding member 38. In this form of the device the members 37 and 33 are offset at 39 to form flat bearing-surfaces 40, provided with depending perforated ears 41 for the reception of tube 24 and rod 25. Pivoted to the ilat bearing-surface 40, as indicated at 42, are horizontally-disposed arms 43, to which are pivoted at 44 similar arms 45, having loops or eyes 45 swiveled in the ends thereof and adapted to receive the tube 26 and rod 27 respectively, the fabric forming the work support or oclret being suspended from the connecting-rods as before described. The arms 43 are preferably extended beyond the pivotal points 44 and the free end thereof provided with terminal laterally-disposed hooks or flanges 43, adapted to engage the adjacent edges of the arms 45, so as to hold said arms in alinement and reinforce and strengthen the same. It will thus be seen that by folding the arms 43 and 45 inwardly at the pivots 44 and moving the same to the position shown in Fig. 8 the device may be folded against the rear edge of the table, so as to take up very little space when the same is not in use.

While the device is especially designed for use in connection with sewing-machines, it is obvious that the same may be used with equally good results on sewing-tables, worktables, or wherever a device of this character may be found desirable.

Having thus described the invention, what i is claimed is- 1. The combination with a table, of a supporting-frame secured thereto and adjustable longitudinally with respect to the table, a vertically-movable rod carried by the frame, arms pivoted to the frame and having their free ends foldable beneath the table and provided with terminal recesses, and a flexible connection. between the arms and the movable rod and forming a work-receiving pocket, said recesses being adapted to engage the rod for locking said arms in folded position. 4

2. The combination with a table, of a supporting-frame secured thereto and adjustable longitudinally of one edge of the table, a vertically-movable rod carried by the frame, arms pivoted to said frame and provided with terminal recesses, a flexible connection between the arms and movable rod and forming a work-receiving pocket, means carried by the frame for limiting the pivotal movement of the arms, said recesses being adapted to engage the movable rod for locking the arms in folded position.

3. The combination with a table of a supporting-frame secured thereto and adjustab c longitudinally of one edge of the table, arms pivoted to the frame, telescopic rods forming the pivotal connection between the arms and said frame, a flexible connection between the arms and frame and having its intermediate portion extending beneath the telesco ic rods, and means for locking the arms in fo ded position.

4. The combination with a table, of a supporting-frame secured thereto and adjustable longitudinally of the table, arms pivoted to the frame and foldable beneath the table, a flexible connection between the arms and frame and forming a work-receiving pocket, telescopic rods forming the pivotal connection between the arms and frame respectively and means for locking the pivoted arms in folded position.

5. The combination with a table, of a supporting-frame secured to one edge of the table and adjustable longitudinally thereof, arms pivoted to the frame and foldable beneath the table, telescopic rods connecting the free ends of the arms, a flexible connection between the rods and the frame and IOO IIO

forming a work-receiving pocket, means for limiting the pivotal movement of the arms, and means for locking said arms in folded position.

6. The combination with a table, of a supporting-frame secured to and adjustable longitudinally along one edge of the table and provided with alined slots, an eXtensible rod engaging the Walls of said slots, swinging arms pivoted to the frame and having their free ends provided with terminal recesses deiining shoulders adapted to engage the eX- tensible rod for locking said arms in folded position, and a flexible connection between the rod and arms and forming a work-receiving pocket.

7. The combination with a table7 of a supporting frame secured to and adjustable along one edge of the table and provided with laterally-extending hooks forming stops, swinging arms pivoted to the frame and adapted to engage said hooks, said arms being foldable beneath the table7 a telescopic rod connecting the free ends of the arms and a flexible connection between the rod and frame and forming a work-receiving pocket.

8. The combination with a table, of a suporting-frame secured thereto and adjustable ongtudinally of the table7 swinging arms pivoted to the frame and foldable beneath the table, an extensible rod connecting the arms, an apron connecting the frame and eX- tensible rod and forming a work-receiving ocket, and a longitudinally-adjustable rod forming the pivotal connection between the frame and the pivoted arms.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto aflixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

SARAH LAMBERT BAILEY.

Witnesses:

GEORGE M. MooRE, HATTIE ROBERTSON. 

